Hampi Festivities

After leaving Bangalore but before arriving in Pune (near Bombay), we stopped off in a little town called Hampi. Famous for its ruins, we first thought that it happened to be a bustling little village when we saw throngs of locals in the streets. We soon realized that it was actually the last day of a two day festival that had attracted thousands of villagers to the area to worship and bathe in the local ghats.

Hampi Temple

Women in saris at Hampi ruins

Colored chalks used to decorate ground outside of each home

Women on banks of ghat (bathing area)

Somewhere in India there is always a festival so we look forward to experiencing more of these amazing sights in the coming weeks.